World Trade Center Twin Towers

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The World Trade Center Twin Towers were iconic 110-story skyscrapers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, that symbolized global commerce and became tragically famous after their destruction in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf skyscraper complex
twin towers
aircraftImpact American Airlines Flight 11
United Airlines Flight 175
alsoKnownAs Twin Towers
WTC Twin Towers
architect Minoru Yamasaki
architecturalStyle International Style
attackedBy al-Qaeda
causeOfDestruction terrorist attack
cityscapeRole dominant element of Lower Manhattan skyline
completionDate 1973
constructionStartDate 1966
country United States
demolitionDate 2001-09-11
destroyedBy September 11 attacks
destructionDate 2001-09-11
developer Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
event September 11 attacks
feature Windows on the World restaurant
observation deck
tube-frame structural system
hasPart World Trade Center North Tower
World Trade Center South Tower
heightToRoof 1368 ft
417 m
heritage icon of late 20th-century architecture
locatedIn Lower Manhattan
Manhattan
New York City
New York State
linked to: New York

United States
material reinforced concrete
steel
memorializedBy National September 11 Memorial & Museum
numberOfBuildings 2
numberOfStoreys 110
openingDate 1973
owner Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
partOf World Trade Center
primaryFunction office building
replacedBy One World Trade Center
status destroyed
structuralEngineer Leslie E. Robertson
symbolOf American economic power
New York City skyline
global commerce
use commercial

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The Walk narrativeLocation World Trade Center Twin Towers
American Airlines Flight 11 crashLocation World Trade Center
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Minoru Yamasaki notableWork World Trade Center Twin Towers
Minoru Yamasaki designed World Trade Center Twin Towers
Leslie E. Robertson notableWork original World Trade Center Twin Towers
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Man on Wire subject World Trade Center
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Man on Wire settingLocation World Trade Center
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original World Trade Center bestKnownFor Twin Towers
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7 World Trade Center partOf World Trade Center
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1999 NBA Finals nicknameOfChampionDuo Twin Towers
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Philippe Petit performedOn World Trade Center Twin Towers
Philippe Petit performanceLocation World Trade Center
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1974 World Trade Center high-wire walk location Twin Towers
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World Trade Center Twin Towers alsoKnownAs Twin Towers
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World Trade Center Twin Towers alsoKnownAs WTC Twin Towers
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Maggie Gyllenhaal appearedIn World Trade Center
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Minoru Yamasaki designed World Trade Center Twin Towers
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Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building architectAlsoDesigned World Trade Center (original Twin Towers)
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Yamasaki & Associates notableWork World Trade Center Twin Towers
75th Academy Awards bestDocumentaryShortSubjectWinner Twin Towers
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Michael Shamberg producerOf World Trade Center
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Mega Powers keyRival The Twin Towers
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